Please advise: contractions and c ramping

It's 3am. The cramping woke me up. The pain isn't horrible but it's definitely cramping and I'm definitely having contractions. We did dtd about 5 hours ago btw. Please tell me what you think I should do.

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Sex can cause cramping but I thought that usually it's right after. If you are sure they are contractions and they aren't Braxton hicks then I think you should go to the er if they get more painful or continue. You definitely need to call your ob tomorrow. Does your ob have an after hours number? Maybe call them now if so.

Sex can cause cramping but I thought that usually it's right after. If yo...

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12/14/2015

Sex can cause cramping but I thought that usually it's right after. If you are sure they are contractions and they aren't Braxton hicks then I think you should go to the er if they get more painful or continue. You definitely need to call your ob tomorrow. Does your ob have an after hours number? Maybe call them now if so.

I go to a midwife but have to see the ob because I'm high risk. Problem is I am uncomfortable with that office and I found a new ob that I have my first visit with this week, so I don't have a phone number :/

I'm having a hard time deciding if I think it's just Braxton hicks since I'm cramping. I've had Braxton hicks with my other girls but not this early, as far as I know.

Well I've heard they can start earlier with each pregnancy. No idea if that is true. I have already had some Braxton hicks but it's usually ends within 5 minutes or so for me. I'm almost 18 weeks. I understand about being uncomfortable because I am currently trying to switch doctors myself. I am not a doctor but if it were me I would give it 30 to 45 minutes and drink some water and walk around. If it's still going after that I'd probably go to the er just in case. If it gets more painful or closer together I'd go immediately. I hope it's just early Braxton hicks.

I got super stressed about a month ago (my grandma died, life was crazy busy, and my one-year-old was having potential meningitis symptoms) and felt the way you are feeling. I drank a bunch of water, and laid down on my left side, like they suggest, and it went away in about an hour. Hope this helps!

I hope everything is okay. I am like a previous poster and went into preterm labor before 30 weeks. It was my first pregnancy and I didn't realize I was going through contractions. They had to give me a steroid shot to mature my baby's lungs in case I did deliver early.

I've been trying to sleep. I'm supposed to get up to get ready for work in 15 minutes so I'm not sure how often they are happening now. I don't know whether I should try to go to work and then call the dr while I'm there or stay home and call the dr.

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